Quote from: JNM on April 03, 2018, 12:12:40 pmQuote from: JVPrice on April 03, 2018, 11:56:18 amQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on April 03, 2018, 11:50:37 amQuote from: JVPrice on April 03, 2018, 11:43:17 amAm I missing something, or do students not seem to every be prepared for class outside of having pencils. Few have notebooks, and even fewer have any scrap paper to write on.I know this school system has its issues, but it says a lot when the ones who are supposed to be learning don't have much in way of supplies. Unless I'm missing something here?It depends on their homeroom teacher and their grade. Third and fourth graders rarely have notebooks, because writing is not a large part of their curriculum. And other grades, if their homeroom teacher isn't a notebook person, then perhaps nobody has told them to go buy notebooks. And if their English teachers haven't required them to have notebooks, they won't bring notebooks.But also, some kids are just unprepared and don't remember their stuff, so even if they are required, a lot will forget them.I just don't get how they learn anything without taking notes. Then again, actual LEARNING doesn't seem to be the goal here...I never took notes in school unless specifically asked.I did alright.I'm not saying EVERYONE has to take notes. Everyone has their own way of learning (I'm a note taker myself). It's a different story when NOBODY does it.
Quote from: JVPrice on April 03, 2018, 11:56:18 amQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on April 03, 2018, 11:50:37 amQuote from: JVPrice on April 03, 2018, 11:43:17 amAm I missing something, or do students not seem to every be prepared for class outside of having pencils. Few have notebooks, and even fewer have any scrap paper to write on.I know this school system has its issues, but it says a lot when the ones who are supposed to be learning don't have much in way of supplies. Unless I'm missing something here?It depends on their homeroom teacher and their grade. Third and fourth graders rarely have notebooks, because writing is not a large part of their curriculum. And other grades, if their homeroom teacher isn't a notebook person, then perhaps nobody has told them to go buy notebooks. And if their English teachers haven't required them to have notebooks, they won't bring notebooks.But also, some kids are just unprepared and don't remember their stuff, so even if they are required, a lot will forget them.I just don't get how they learn anything without taking notes. Then again, actual LEARNING doesn't seem to be the goal here...I never took notes in school unless specifically asked.I did alright.
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on April 03, 2018, 11:50:37 amQuote from: JVPrice on April 03, 2018, 11:43:17 amAm I missing something, or do students not seem to every be prepared for class outside of having pencils. Few have notebooks, and even fewer have any scrap paper to write on.I know this school system has its issues, but it says a lot when the ones who are supposed to be learning don't have much in way of supplies. Unless I'm missing something here?It depends on their homeroom teacher and their grade. Third and fourth graders rarely have notebooks, because writing is not a large part of their curriculum. And other grades, if their homeroom teacher isn't a notebook person, then perhaps nobody has told them to go buy notebooks. And if their English teachers haven't required them to have notebooks, they won't bring notebooks.But also, some kids are just unprepared and don't remember their stuff, so even if they are required, a lot will forget them.I just don't get how they learn anything without taking notes. Then again, actual LEARNING doesn't seem to be the goal here...
Quote from: JVPrice on April 03, 2018, 11:43:17 amAm I missing something, or do students not seem to every be prepared for class outside of having pencils. Few have notebooks, and even fewer have any scrap paper to write on.I know this school system has its issues, but it says a lot when the ones who are supposed to be learning don't have much in way of supplies. Unless I'm missing something here?It depends on their homeroom teacher and their grade. Third and fourth graders rarely have notebooks, because writing is not a large part of their curriculum. And other grades, if their homeroom teacher isn't a notebook person, then perhaps nobody has told them to go buy notebooks. And if their English teachers haven't required them to have notebooks, they won't bring notebooks.But also, some kids are just unprepared and don't remember their stuff, so even if they are required, a lot will forget them.
Am I missing something, or do students not seem to every be prepared for class outside of having pencils. Few have notebooks, and even fewer have any scrap paper to write on.I know this school system has its issues, but it says a lot when the ones who are supposed to be learning don't have much in way of supplies. Unless I'm missing something here?
Quote from: JVPrice on April 03, 2018, 11:43:17 amAm I missing something, or do students not seem to every be prepared for class outside of having pencils. Few have notebooks, and even fewer have any scrap paper to write on.I know this school system has its issues, but it says a lot when the ones who are supposed to be learning don't have much in way of supplies. Unless I'm missing something here?Every semester without fail, several students come to their exams without an kind of writying implement......I work at a university!
I think expecting elementary school students to studiously take notes like they're in university or something is kind of ridiculous.
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on April 03, 2018, 12:47:57 pmI think expecting elementary school students to studiously take notes like they're in university or something is kind of ridiculous.I might've missed something somewhere else, but did he specify elementary school?I teach middle school, and the same applies. Granted I wouldn't really expect middle schoolers back home to be avid note-takers, but Korean middle school includes what would be American high schoolers.Then again, I'm not sure why they'd bother taking notes in my class in the first place. There are zero consequences for doing poorly in my class, much to my chagrin, so I'm forced to admit that I wouldn't take notes either, were I in their shoes.
This is a small rant but I really hate when people don't mute the keyboard tones on their phones. It's just annoying to hear that annoying clicking sound every time they sit there typing furiously on their phones. Oh and another time I was in a quiet cafe and there was a person there receiving tens of kakao messages with the loud kakao notification sound. I mean how easy would it have been to just mute the phone considering we were in a small, quite cafe. I'm done now. Have a nice day.
Do you know what day it is today? PICTURE DAY!!!Do you know who was the only person not dressed because their co-teacher failed to tell them about it? ME!!!
I've been at my main school for three years now, and they've only pulled me aside for picture day once. I think they've just been reusing the same picture since then.
Quote from: Mister Tim on April 04, 2018, 08:11:46 amI've been at my main school for three years now, and they've only pulled me aside for picture day once. I think they've just been reusing the same picture since then. This was the teacher group photo. So the contrast between me and my teachers was much more painfully obvious.